On this week’s episode, Rob and Jamie chat with Rob’s high school friend, actor, author, activist, podcaster, and producer Jenna Ushkowitz.  Together, they talk about Jenna’s diverse career, from making her Broadway debut at age nine in “The King and I” to her recent Tony Award-winning foray into producing, including her star turn on the hit TV series “glee”. Jenna participates in another round of “quarantine edition” quick questions with Rob and Jamie, and, of course, the three share their love for all things Donna Murphy. 

This week’s music:  “Everything Taboo” from “Taboo: Original Broadway Cast”, “ABC” from “Glee: The Music, Volume 7”, “March of the Siamese Children” and “Getting To Know You”, from “The King and I (New Broadway Cast Recording)”, “There’s A Fine, Fine Line” from “Avenue Q”, “True Colors” from “Glee: The Music Volume 2”, “Waiting For Life” from “Once On This Island: New Broadway Cast”, “Micheal in the Bathroom” from “Be More Chill: Original Broadway Cast”, and “Hung Up” from “Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Four"

On this week’s show, Rob and Jamie are joined at Orso Restaurant by actor, fellow podcaster, and all around fabulous human Ilana Levine. Together, they talk about Ilana’s performance in Richard Greenberg’s “The Perplexed” at Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), her experience doing the 1999 revival of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”, and her extraordinary podcast, “Little Known Facts”. Later on, Rob talks about the history of MTC.

This week’s music:  “Chrysanthemum Tea” from “Pacific Overtures”, “Life Support” from “Rent”, and “Little Known Facts”, “My New Philosophy” “Happiness”, “Bows” all from “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown: New Broadway Cast, 1999”.

On this week’s show, we speak with “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Real O’Neals” star Noah Galvin who is about to appear in MCC’s “Alice by Heart”, a new musical.  Noah discusses beginning his career at the age of ten, working in almost every off-Broadway house in New York City, the differences between TV and theater, his newfound love of baking, and the cuisine of Yotam Ottolenghi. Before all of that, Rob and Jamie discuss the recent passing of Broadway legend Carol Channing.

This week’s music: Carol Channing singing “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and “So Long Dearie.”  From “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” 1999 Revival, “The Kite” and “Bows: Happiness."

This week we talk to Donna Murphy about friendship, love, loss, and Star Trek.